[Discussion] Who is the best written Shonen main character?

[Fireplay]

Im gonna have to go with Naruto. Although i sometimes dislike his actions but at the end of the day i can't ignore the fact that he's one of if not the best written main character in shonen (and yes, i've read/watched alot of shonen)

 

[ANiMUS]

Lelouch Vi Britainnia after him comes Edward Elric

 

[llxFLaMe]

Sasuke uchiha and goku

 

[Organis Machinas]

Lelouch Vi Britainnia after him comes Edward Elric

i agree, lelouch is very well written. there are multiple layers to him, which make him more than just a drawing thought up by an artist. he draws you in, to the point of really wanting to know why he does what he does, not just because he's the main character. he does good, by putting the wrong on display, whether it hinders his image or not. he exposes the slant of the world that is presented to us.

 

[SIR UZMAKIMADARA]

Naruto FTW.

Changing every villain after beating the shit out of him instead of killing him makes naruto's character mature and different than usual MCs U_U

Naruto worked for his every power-up Unlike Goku or other MCs

 

[SIR UZMAKIMADARA]

Sasuke uchiha and goku

Sasuke is NOT a MC.Its "NARUTO"
Get your manga facts straight.

Goku had 0 Character development.

 

[Kαmi]

Lelouch vi Brittania would be my pick for sure.

 

[Bobby Brown]

Lel, you've probs only read and/or watched the HST, yeah?

Ed, Light, Lelouch, Kenshin, Kenshiro, Yusuke & Sakata are all miles greater than your choice.

Funny thing is, even out of the HST, Naruto ranks last.

 

[Xlad]

That's pretty subjective honestly. There are other characters that are arguably better written than him. I can tell you that.

 

[ANiMUS]

i agree, lelouch is very well written. there are multiple layers to him, which make him more than just a drawing thought up by an artist. he draws you in, to the point of really wanting to know why he does what he does, not just because he's the main character. he does good, by putting the wrong on display, whether it hinders his image or not. he exposes the slant of the world that is presented to us.

I agree, Lelouch's character possesses a level of depth that you just can't get from the Naruto series. He has experienced so much hardship and has character grows to such a point where u can literally call him one of a kind.

 

[Lan Fan]

Edward Elric in my humble opinion.

 

[JackelLord]

Naruto is NOT the Best Written but he is the most developed

But that's because unlike other shonen, the mangaka barely develops the side characters and focuses on Naruto (and Sasuke) all the time. Seriously, most of the characters in Naruto have no purpose to be in the story anymore because of neglect from the mangaka.

 

[Venomous Cobra]

Sakata gintoki ........................

 

[Fireplay]

Lel, you've probs only read and/or watched the HST, yeah?

Ed, Light, Lelouch, Kenshin, Kenshiro, Yusuke & Sakata are all miles greater than your choice.

Funny thing is, even out of the HST, Naruto ranks last.

Fma, yyh, rurouni kenshin, fist of the north star etc. I've read/watched it all. None of those characters are better written then Naruto. Especially not Gintoki. Even out of the HST Naruto is the best written main character. Ichigo is poor anf Luffy's has yet to come.

But i didn't know that Code geass was shonen.

Out of all the characters you mentioned only Edward Elric and Lelouch are up there with Naruto and maybe Yusuke.

Although Yusuke and Luffy are my favourite main characters of all time i am able to subdue my fanboyism for now.

 

[Bobby Brown]

Naruto is NOT the Best Written but he is the best developed

But that's because unlike other shonen, the mangaka barely develops the side characters and focuses on Naruto (and Sasuke) all the time. Seriously, most of the characters in Naruto have no purpose to be in the story anymore because of neglect from the mangaka.

Stopped reading @bold; god no, is he the best developed.

 

[Bobby Brown]

Fma, yyh, rurouni kenshin, fist of the north star etc. I've read/watched it all. None of those characters are better written then Naruto. Especially not Gintoki. Even out of the HST Naruto is the best writtem character. Ichigo is poor anf Luffy's has yet to come.

Said no one ever.

Out of all the characters you mentioned only Edward Elric is up there with Naruto and maybe Yusuke.

Up there in what? 'Cause there's no parity between them in terms of who's best written.

 

[Fireplay]

Said no one ever.

Fireplay just did... :|

 

[Bobby Brown]

Fireplay just did... :|

Trew .

 

[Chakra Wizard]

Since I don't really consider Death Note shōnen, I'll say Edward Elric. Easily better-written than Naruto, Luffy, and Ichigo combined.

 

[Totsuka No Tsurugi]

Fma, yyh, rurouni kenshin, fist of the north star etc. I've read/watched it all. None of those characters are better written then Naruto. Especially not Gintoki. Even out of the HST Naruto is the best written main character. Ichigo is poor anf Luffy's has yet to come.

What is your beef with Gintoki ? LOL, Gintoki was and has always been better than Naruto in every aspect as a shounen protagonist.